Patients with pain. When pain is severe enough and is not controlled with non-operative therapy, hip replacement is a possibility. Age and medication conditions sometimes preclude surgery, but this is not common.

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Try these tips. The life expectancy of a total hip replacement may be extended under favorable circumstances including avoiding impact activities like running, avoiding gainings weight, or loosing excess weight, and limiting the number of cycles the hip goes through.
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Several options. Ask an orthopedist to go over your options. A lot of what applies is due to how bad your hip condition is from arthritis and degenerative joint diseas. From resurfacing to out and out replacement of entire joint or even cortisone shots if very mild symptoms.
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Health/fitness. The best thing you can do prior to a hip replacement is to maintain your health and fitness - in particular your hip strength and rom. This will make it easier for you to recover after surgery. Immediately prior to surgery, you will receive instructions as to preop cleansing, stopping eating, etc. Good luck!
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Preop hip . Eat healthy, don't go on a diet, stop smoking if you smoke, get your blood levels checked and treat any underlying anemia, have yourself checked for staphylococcus colonization and get decolonized as needed, use hibiclens wipes, clean up your house to make sure its safe when you get home.
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Moderately risky. It's considered a surgery with moderately high risk (blood loss, anesthesia complications) if not done emergently, certain patients should be screened for reversible factors that could be corrected to improve surgical outcomes.
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Try these tips. The life expectancy of a total hip replacement may be extended under favorable circumstances including avoiding impact activities like running, avoiding gainings weight, or loosing excess weight, and limiting the number of cycles the hip goes through.
Read more...

Several options. Ask an orthopedist to go over your options. A lot of what applies is due to how bad your hip condition is from arthritis and degenerative joint diseas. From resurfacing to out and out replacement of entire joint or even cortisone shots if very mild symptoms.
Read more...

Health/fitness. The best thing you can do prior to a hip replacement is to maintain your health and fitness - in particular your hip strength and rom. This will make it easier for you to recover after surgery. Immediately prior to surgery, you will receive instructions as to preop cleansing, stopping eating, etc. Good luck!
Read more...

Preop hip . Eat healthy, don't go on a diet, stop smoking if you smoke, get your blood levels checked and treat any underlying anemia, have yourself checked for staphylococcus colonization and get decolonized as needed, use hibiclens wipes, clean up your house to make sure its safe when you get home.
Read more...

Moderately risky. It's considered a surgery with moderately high risk (blood loss, anesthesia complications) if not done emergently, certain patients should be screened for reversible factors that could be corrected to improve surgical outcomes.
Read more...